Subject: Poor
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Dec 29 2002 - 02:30:25 EST
"Poor"
One day a father of a very wealthy family took
his son on a trip to the country with the firm
purpose of showing his son how poor people
can be. They spent a couple of days and nights
on the farm of what would be considered a very
poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked
his son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father
asked.
"Oh Yeah" said the son.
"So what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog, and
they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the
middle of our garden, and they have a creek that has
no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden, and
they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the
front yard and, they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on, and they have
fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who
serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but
they grow theirs. We have walls around our property
to protect us, they have friends to protect them."
With this the boy's father was speechless. Then his son
added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."
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